... accusing Qatar of working closely with Iran.
Saudi Arabia’s 13 demands on Qatar — with Turkey backing up Qatar — appear eerily reminiscent of Austro-Hungarian demands on... ... terrorist groups such as the Black Hand of that epoch. Could
conflicts in the wider Middle East
,’ much like conflicts in the Balkans prior to World War I, similarly... ... Crimea?
What should be done about refugee crisis from eastern Ukraine to Russia and from Syria and other countries to the European Union countries? How should Russia and the...
... Sukhoi fighter and bomber jets. This can potentially expand Russia’s share of the arms market and increase the revenue.
Volkan Özdemir:
Russia and Turkey: More Than a Rapprochement?
Russia has set up its first and only permanent military base in the Middle East which now guarantees its military presence in the region. Hmeymim base is located in the eastern Mediterranean cost of Syria near the city of Latakia. While the U.S., UK, France and Turkey already do have their military bases in the region it puts Russia on par with them in terms of the power presence.
Russia’s Defense Ministry regularly
released reports
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Longstanding relations between Moscow and the Kurds has provided Russia with a “Kurdish card”, that is, the ability to modulate its support to various Kurdish national ambitions throughout the Middle East, depending on what the Kremlin was seeking to obtain from Turkey, Syria, Iraq and Iran. The current Syrian crisis is no exception and has promoted the Russian-Kurdish (PYD[1]) partnership, especially during the period of harsh tensions between Russia and Turkey. This partnership has three goals: fighting terrorism, ...
... current crisis of statehood in the region. Another common interest is to prevent further uncontrolled fall of energy prices. Recently we have seen a more active interaction between Russian and Saudi leaders though major differences in approaching the Syrian situation remain unresolved. My personal guess is that a Russian – Saudi agreement on the future of the Middle East is more likely to be achieved in a multilateral format than in the framework of the bilateral relationship.
Regarding recent events between Russia and Turkey impinging on the cordial bilateral trade ties and economic cooperation, how do you predict the future of Russia-Turkey relations?
I would argue that the crisis between our two countries had been ripening for a long time, and the SU-24 grounding ...
... the two states apart from each other.
Over years serious disagreements over Caucasus, Middle East, Iran, Ukraine, NATO, BMD, gas pipelines and other matters were swept under... ... became possible only because the notion of a strategic partnership between Russia and Turkey had remained only on paper. Lacking the proper strategic depth, it did not pass... ... pain than Russia does. Grounding the Russian aircraft has not helped to protect the Syrian Turkmen population close to the Turkish border; on the contrary, Turkmen opposition...
... advanced than S-300 and they certainly impose limits on Israel’s and Turkey’s operations over Syria and in the region in general. One day after the deployment of Russian systems Ankara even decided to suspend flights of its fighter jets over Syria. This was Moscow’s way to introduce a no-fly zone that the United States and Turkey have mulled for several months.
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Ilshat Saetov:
From Downed Plane to the Greater Middle East:
Theories of What Happened in Turkey
The good news is that Russia decided to deploy S-400 at its base in Latakia and not to deliver the systems to Bashar Al Assad. But the reason why the US, Turkey, Israel and the GCC would be worried about ...
In light of the recent developments in Syria and the apparently imminent US military intervention, the blog will take a short break from its relatively academic style and its thematic focus in order to brainstorm and share some thoughts on the broader picture of what is happening in the geopolitical ...
